UK Implements New Russian Aviation Sanctions
The U.K. imposed new sanctions on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine that cover aircraft and trade services, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss announced March 9. The restrictions include powers to detain Russian aircraft and remove aircraft belonging to sanctioned individuals…
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and entities, ban the export of aviation and aerospace-related goods and bar British companies from providing insurance for these goods. The aviation restrictions also give power to the Civil Aviation Authority to refuse or revoke permissions for Russian aircraft and block registration under the CAA of aircraft owned, operated or chartered by a sanctioned party. The Export Control Joint Unit concurrently released a General Trade License for the sanctions, which carve out exclusions until March 28. Such exclusions include the provision of insurance services for aviation and space goods where providers didn't reinsure any of their obligations to provide the services before March 8.